Poll Suggests Trump Would Lose To Many Democrats In 2020 Election

A new Public Policy Polling (PPP) poll suggests that Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., among other well-known Democrats, would defeat President Donald Trump if the 2020 presidential election were held today.

The poll said that Harris is one of several potential Democrats who could face Trump in 2020. Many of the other figures PPP put forward would also beat Trump in a hypothetical matchup, the polling company said. In addition, the poll showed that many Americans currently wish Trump was not in office.

“Trump does a lot of losing in our poll. Voters wish that either Barack Obama (53/40) or Hillary Clinton (49/42) was President instead of Trump,” PPP said.

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Many high-profile Democratic figures are currently more popular than Trump, the poll revealed.

The president would lose “in hypothetical matches against Joe Biden (54/39) or Bernie Sanders (52/39) for reelection,” the polling company said.

Trump “loses 12-13% of the folks who voted for him last fall to either Biden or Sanders,” the poll added. “Trump also trails in hypothetical contests against Elizabeth Warren (49/42), Cory Booker (45/40), and Kamala Harris (41/40).”

Harris’ name has been thrown around recently as a Democrat that could face face Trump in 2020.

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As she continues to raise money off of her interruptions of witnesses testifying on Capitol Hill, the senator has not shied away from criticizing the Trump administration.

Earlier this month, she said that Trump’s border wall would be a “waste of money” and that she would “block funding for it.”

A fundraiser told The Hill this week that Harris is “absolutely” running for president in 2020.

“She’s running for president. Take it to the bank,” the fundraiser said. “She’s absolutely going to run.”

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According to the poll, only one candidate would not manager to overcome Trump in a hypothetical matchup: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

“The one Democrat Trump manages a tie against is Mark Zuckerberg, at 40/40,” PPP said.